Prime Minister David Cameron has officially launched a partnership between EE and Tech City in East London, which is home to over 1,300 tech start-ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. EE will prioritise Tech City for all of its new network innovations. Over the last six months, the operator has invested GBP 3.6 million to boost existing network coverage in Tech City. The area was the first in the UK to get double-speed 4G in July, and is the launch pad for the EE's 300Mbps mobile network, which is officially switched on and made available to businesses from 06 December. EE CEO Olaf Swantee said the 300 Mbps 4G service would be rolled out commercially in 2014 to businesses across the UK.
EE also confirmed a partnership with Boxpark Shoreditch bring its network innovations to the highstreets of Tech City. In 2014, EE will be delivering superfast 4G to Boxpark’s independent retailers and their consumers. EE has created a partnership that actively supports small businesses in the area. This includes privileged ‘out of the box’ offers that enables a business to get connected in hours; a mentoring programme that exploits the expert skills within the EE business to guide small businesses through the early stages of their growth; and plans to open up the APIs of the EE 4G network from 2014 so that developers can create the new products and services of the future, and get them to market faster.
